WEBVTT >> THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WOULDLIKE TO PRESENT A CHECK FOR$1,000ANDREW: TODAY'S DONATION FROMTHE FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNIASSOCIATION WAS DELIVERED AT THESHOWCASE THAT HELPS KEEPSUPERBUBZ MEMORY ALIVE.THE CHECK HELPED PUSH THEFUNDRAISING EFFORT ACROSS THEFINISH LINE.WALTER SUPERBUBZ HERBERT DIED INOCTOBER AFTER A TWO-YEAR BATTLEWITH CANCER.HIS SPIRIT THROUGH DIFFICULTTIMES INSPIRED HIS CLASSMATESAND THE COMMUNITY.AND PLANS FOR A PLAYGROUND ATTHE SCHOOL GREW FROM HIS DREAM.>> WE GOT TO SPEND SOME REALLYGOOD QUALITY TIME WITH ONEANOTHER AND TALKING ABOUT THENEW BUILDING AND THINGS THAT WECOULD ADD TO MAKE IT BETTER THANWHAT IT ALREADY IS, AND HE CAMEUP WITH SOME IDEAS WHEN WE GOT ACATALOG OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.ANDREW: ORGANIZERS RAISED MORETHAN $15,000 TO MAKE THEPLAYGROUND A REALITY.>> HE TOLD ME HIS FAVORITE THINGIS A TEETER TOTTER, AND OFCOURSE WE KNEW THAT WAS A WISHWE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GRANT.ANDREW: AS THE DONATIONSCONTINUE KEEP ROLLING IN, THEPLAYGROUND IN SUPERBUBZ HONORKEEPS GROWING.THEY'RE ALREADY EXPANDING THEPLANS.PRINCIPAL KARRIE GALLO SHOWED METHE SPOT WHERE WORK WILL BEGINSOON.THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED WHEN THESCHOOL WAS BUILT WILL BE JOINEDBY EVEN MORE.ALSO TODAY, WALTER'S MOMACCEPTD A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPIN THE FAIRFIELD ALUMNIASSOCIATION JUST ONE MORE WAYSUPERBUBZ WILL BE REMEMBERED FORA LONG TIME TO COME.>> IT MEANS THAT EVERY LIFE ISWORTH IT, AND EVERY LIFE ISWORTH LIVING.AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHATSUPERBUBZ DID IS HE LIVED EVERYYOU SUPERBUBZ DID IS HE LIVEDEVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST.ANDREW: NOW MORE MEMORIES WILLBE MADE ON THE PLAYGROUND THAT

Fundraising efforts have gone over the top for a tribute to Walter “Superbubz” Herbert. A playground is being built in his memory at Fairfield Central Elementary, and the Fairfield High School Alumni Association donated $1,000 to the effort.

Walter died in October after a two-year battle with cancer. His spirit through difficult times inspired his classmates and the community, and plans for a playground at the school grew from his dream.

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“We got to spend some really good quality time with one another and talking about the new building and things that we could add to make it better than what it already is, and he came up with some ideas when we got a catalog of playground equipment,” said Principal Karrie Gallo.

The goal of $15,000 has been surpassed and now plans are being expanded to add more to the playground.

Equipment installed when the school was built will be supplemented by even more pieces.

“It means that every life is worth it, every life is worth living, and that’s exactly what Superbubz did ... he lived every day to the fullest,” Gallo said.

Now more memories will be made on the playground that he helped make possible.

The school should break ground in the next few weeks. The hope is to dedicate the “build it with Bubz” playground in the spring, perhaps in April on Walter’s birthday.